# Side effects from meds?

**URL:** https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/side-effects-from-meds/8423
**Category:** Diagnosed Sz or Sza
**Created:** [August 28, 2026, 1:51am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/side-effects-from-meds/8423 "2026-08-28T01:51:10Z")
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### Author: ![Ducky](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/ducky/32/13243_2.png) [@Ducky](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Ducky)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2026, 1:51am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/side-effects-from-meds/8423/1 "2026-08-28T01:51:10Z")

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What experiences have you had from meds?

Have you ever been on a high dose?

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### Author: ![Turtle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/turtle/32/13016_2.png) [@Turtle](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Turtle)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2026, 2:45am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/side-effects-from-meds/8423/2 "2026-08-28T02:45:19Z")

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Hair loss for one then weight gain

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### Author: ![Speedy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/speedy/32/145_2.png) [@Speedy](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Speedy)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2026, 2:48am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/side-effects-from-meds/8423/3 "2026-08-28T02:48:44Z")

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Weight gain. I look like a blimp…

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### Author: ![dustypages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@dustypages](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/dustypages)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2026, 3:47am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/side-effects-from-meds/8423/4 "2026-08-28T03:47:18Z")

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weight gain

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### Author: ![greenlife231](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/greenlife231/32/257_2.png) [@greenlife231](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/greenlife231)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2026, 4:16am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/side-effects-from-meds/8423/5 "2026-08-28T04:16:53Z")

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Mine are fatigue, somnolence, difficulty falling asleep. I’m on a low dose of olanzapine.

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### Author: ![SzSupportAdmin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/szsupportadmin/32/334_2.png) [@SzSupportAdmin](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/SzSupportAdmin)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2026, 4:38am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/side-effects-from-meds/8423/6 "2026-08-28T04:38:13Z")

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Primarily fatigue and a bit of anhedonia sometimes. But with fatigue comes weight gain, so…I guess a thats a secondary effect.

I am on the lowest dose of Abilify Mainteina.

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### Author: ![Sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Sunshine](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Sunshine)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2026, 5:39am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/side-effects-from-meds/8423/7 "2026-08-28T05:39:56Z")

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Not sure I can differentiate between the side effects of the medicine and symptoms of the disease itself.

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### Author: ![Dika](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/dika/32/9061_2.png) [@Dika](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Dika)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2026, 5:43am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/side-effects-from-meds/8423/8 "2026-08-28T05:43:46Z")

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No sexual libido and I drool a lot. Slight akathisia. (I take amisulpride and haloperidol). Can’t say it’s unbearable though, and the meds are good so not much to complain about.

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### Author: ![Mr\_Hope](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/mr_hope/32/7092_2.png) [@Mr\_Hope](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Mr_Hope)
#### Post date: [August 28, 2026, 7:29am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/side-effects-from-meds/8423/9 "2026-08-28T07:29:41Z")

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When i was on 20mg zyprexa it was zombiefication.